Ener-G invests in five South African landfill gas power plants

• 8 years ago (2015-11-17)
• David Flin

Africa 302

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A consortium led by Ener-G Systems is investing $16.7 million in five landfill gas power generation plants in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is the largest gas-to-power landfill project to be developed in this country.

Ener-G is the majority stakeholder in the project, alongside South African state-owned Central Energy Fund, and Secure Rock Enterprises. The Ener-G Community Educational Trust will ensure that local communities have a 2.5 per cent economic interest in the five facilities.

The landfill sites are owned by the city council of Johannesburg, which will share in the revenue generated from a 20-year power sale agreement with Eskom, which will sell the power into the distribution network.

The five facilities will generate a total of 13 MW. Development will take three years to roll out the projects across the five sites, with the first and largest facility, at 5 MW, set to start operation at Robinson Deep in summer 2016. The 3 MW Goudkoppies facility is scheduled to start operations by late 2016. Plants at Marie Louise and Ennerdale will open in 2017, with the 1 MW Linbro Park facility scheduled for completion in mid 2018.